CGCG 049-033 is an elliptical galaxy, located some 680 million light-years from Earth,[2] in the constellation of Serpens. It is the central galaxy (BCG) of the galaxy cluster Abell 2040.[3]
| CGCG 049-033 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 11m 31.4s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 15′ 07″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.04483[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 13139 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 675.2 Mly (207.01 Mpc)[2] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 2040[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.98[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.597′ × 0.537′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54213, 2MASX J15113138+0715068[1] | |
CGCG 049-033 is known for having the longest galactic jet ever discovered. The beam is about 1.5 million light-years long and was discovered in December 2007.[4][5][6] The spectrum of the galaxy suggests a supermassive black hole with a mass of 2×109 M☉.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Z 49-33". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 50. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862.
- ^ a b Bagchi, J.; Gopal-Krishna; Krause, M.; Konar, C.; Joshi, S. (2009). "A Giant Radio Jet of Very Unusual Polarization in a Single-Lobed Radio Galaxy". The Low-Frequency Radio Universe. 407: 200. arXiv:0908.1154. Bibcode:2009ASPC..407..200B.
- ^ Gache, Gabriel (December 8, 2007). "Galactic Jet Stream - Longest Ever Discovered !". Softpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Battersby, Stephen (December 7, 2007). "Intergalactic particle beam is longest yet found". New Scientist. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Joshi, Mohit (December 8, 2007). "Indian astronomers discover longest intergalactic beam". TopNews. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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